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Thomas Jefferson Biography
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- 3rd President of the United States
- Years Served as President: 1801-1809
- Vice President: Aaron Burr, George Clinton
- Party: Democratic-Republican
- Age at Inauguration: 57
- Home State:Virginia
- Date of Birth: April 13, 1743
- Died: July 4, 1826
- Married: Martha Wayles Skelton
- Children: Martha and Mary
- Nickname: Father of the Declaration of Independence
Some More Facts
- Thomas Jefferson was one of the main authors of the declaration of independence.
- Jefferson was in charge of the Louisiana purchase.
- He was very fond of eating ice cream.
- He did not like to dress well, unlike other presidents and political leaders at the time.
- Historians believe that Jefferson was afraid of making speeches in public.
- His biggest rival was John Adams, who died on the same day as him.
- Jefferson loved to invent things and improve them, such as dumbwaiters and plows